The descendants of Ada Halstead (1876-1961)

I have been contacted by Gill Gorman because I have her grandmother Ada Halstead (1876-1961) assigned to the wrong parents. She says

"Ada was not, as appears on the site, the daughter of James Atkinson and Olive Halstead. She was the daughter of Olive’s sister, Ruth (1856-1880), and was born to Ruth and John Higson, two years before their marriage on 5 September 1878. Ruth died on 24 August 1880. You have mentioned that Ada appears on the 1881 aged 4, living with her grandfather Matthew Higson, and in the same house you will also find Matthew’s son and Ada’s father, widower John Higson. John married again in 1883 and moved to Yorkshire, leaving his daughter with her aunt Olive Halstead and her husband James Atkinson, who brought her up."

This in someways is a lesson in never assume things from the census and get the brith certificate if in doubt.

The master database has been corrected and tidied up for this family and the details will appear in the next website update.

Website Update - 20th June 2010

This late website update includes updates from the following blogs:-

The descendants of John HALSTED (1778-1812) and Sarah SMITH (1779-1872)
The descendants of Robert Halstead (1783-1853) and Margaret ? (1792-1835)
The descendants of Benjamin Halstead (1832-1878) and Frances Holt (1833-1864)
The descendants of John Halstead (1790-1869) and Elizabeth (1787-1871)
The descendants of Joseph Halstead (1804-1876) and Mary ? (1805-1873)

- Sussex Chart - is still being investigated. He had two sons William & Henry.

- Lancashire Chart - Descendents of John Halstead (1740-1815).

- Lancashire Chart - Descendents of John Halstead (1778-1812).

- Lancashire Chart - Descendents of Robert Halstead (1818-1878).

The following new charts are added with this update
- Lancashire Chart - Descendents of Robert Halstead (1792-1853).

- Lancashire Chart - Descendents of Benjamin Halstead (1832-1878).

- Yorkshire Chart - Descendents of John Halstead (1790-1869).

- Yorkshire Chart - Descendents of Joseph Halstead (1804-1876).

A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the recent changes section.